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Frank Herbert LEMMON

Regimental number7348
Place of birthSussex, England
SchoolKesgrave Hall Private School, England
Other trainingTrained as Stationer and Schoolmaster.
Age on arrival in Australia28
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressTammin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, F Lemmon, 15 London Road, Bognor Sussex, England
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 January 1918
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 6), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Frank and Sarah LEMMON, 18 London road, Bognor, sussex, England. Native of Billingshurst, Susses
Family/military connectionsHis cousin Frank Packham who gained the MM.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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